Today in Katanga, specifically in Lubumbashi, to mark the presence of mining giant Kibali Gold Mines at the 21st edition of DRC Mining Week, Mr. Jean Paul Ilunga Mbayo, an electrical engineer, granted an interview to the media outlets of the Mining News Magazine and Leaders press group. The interview is reproduced below in full. […]
DRC Mining Week 2026, la semaine minière qui se tient annuellement à Lubumbashi, la capitale cuprifere de la République Démocratique du Congo, a reuni cette fois ci en date du 17 au 19 Juin 2026 de nombreux acteurs miniers et décideurs politiques du monde entier pour non seulement reflechir sur les minerais stratégiques de la
En sejour au Katanga dans la ville cuprifere de Lubumbashi pour une participation active aux 21 ieme session d’échanges de la semaine minière DRC week 2026, l’ inspecteur général de mines, Raphaël Kabengele s’est entretenu avec la presse congolaise tant écrite qu’audio-visuelle sur les grands sujets d’actualité concernant l’envahissement des permis miniers par les exploitants
At a time of growing geopolitical instability, and as the United States conducts major military operations in the Middle East and faces fragile global supply chains, critical minerals have moved to the centre of national security planning. Yet in Central Africa, this strategy faces a growing tension. In early February, Washington hosted the Critical Minerals
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February 2026 Geneva, 9 February 2026 — Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (“EGC”) and Trafigura have agreed the first shipment of copper and cobalt to global markets via the Lobito Atlantic railway (“LAR”), marking a key step in the development of a fast and efficient mineral supply chain from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”).
February 2026 After the United States of America where he participated in Washington at the Critical Minerals Forum and met with miners and American officials as part of the DRC-USA Strategic Partnership, the tireless Minister of Mines Louis Watum is in South Africa for Indaba 2026. At the ministerial symposium of Investing in African Mining
February 2026 As global competition over critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has emerged as one of the most strategically significant actors in the international minerals economy. Home to the world’s largest cobalt reserves, alongside substantial deposits of copper, lithium, manganese, iron ore, and rare earth elements, the DRC occupies a pivotal
February 2026 A rigorous control of processing entities On the instructions of the national Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, an ad hoc commission led by Franck Fwamba was at work for this purpose. Deployed at the provincial governorate to carry out an exhaustive examination of the files of processing entities operating in the region,
December 2025 The United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lucy Tamlyn, vigorously rejected accusations of “selling off” Congolese mineral resources, during an exchange with the press on Monday 15 December 2025 in Kinshasa. She presented the Washington agreement as a balanced strategic partnership, based on mutual interests and focused on
